Tajikistan: Elena Tatarinova
Architect and sculptor Elena Tatarinova had a significant impact on the development and urban planning of Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic (Tajik SSR, modern day Tajikistan). She collaborated on the design of the Dushnanbe Stella (1954), a white marble stele constructed for the twentieth anniversary of the Tajik SSR in Stalinabad, Tajik SSR (Dushnanbe, Tajikistan). The Dushnanbe Stella was formerly a protected architectural monument under the Society for the Protection of Cultural and Architectural Monuments; it has since been demolished (2015) and replaced with a city clock tower. Tatarinova also contributed to the design of the Opera and Ballet Theater, and designed the bas-reliefs on the Supreme Council (now Parliament) building located in Dushnabe, Tajikistan.
References
“From Stalinabad to Dushanbe: How Has the City Changed? An Interview with Gafur Shermatov.” Voices On Cental Asia. March 25, 2021. https://voicesoncentralasia.org/from-stalinabad-to-dushanbe-how-has-the-city-changed-an-interview-with-gafur-shermatov/.
Khasanova, Gulnoza. “Visual Representation of Dushanbe: A City that Never Gets Old.” MA Thesis in Cultural Heritage Studies: Academic Research, Policy, Management, Central European University, June 2020.
